Hard to describe Biden as incompetent heading into midterms when Biden has largely implemented his legislative platform**. I think if we step away from culture wars and extremist rhetoric, Biden has proven surprisingly effective in this era of divided politics. Compare what Biden has accomplished with just a 50 Senate majority to what Trump was able to accomplish with a clear Senate majority in the first 2 years.murphyreedus wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 7:43 amI have a hard time keeping up with what the "f your feelings" crowd is getting their undies in a bunch about on any given day. I thought they were painting Biden as a senile old man. Now he's Sheev Palpatine?
Heading into mid-terms Biden is supported by a resilient US economy:
-gas prices have come down (inflation adjusted gas price is ~$3.20 in 2021 dollars since 1978)
-inflation is leveling off* (the Fed appears to have acted fast enough and is not waivering)
-economic indicators are strong* (low unemployment).
I guess you could point out Afghanistan as a failure but IMO who the fuck cares. We never should have been there that long. Doing so would draw attention to his foreign policy where Biden has brokered Russia's invasion into the strengthening of NATO and US alliances with Western Europe. We are seeing a reemergence of a more cohesive liberal democratic world order since the 90's that appears to be gearing up to take on the autocratic order that has been forming since the early 00's. Biden has largely continued Trump's policies towards China including the passing of the semi-conductor bill. It would be difficult to describe Biden as weak on Russia or China. And only the most extreme idealogues (morons) argue against that. IMO, it is hard to argue that the US is not better positioned on the global stage than at the end of the Trump administration.
I guess the switch to Biden is an evil mastermind is the logical strategy? On a side note: I don't hear much about Trump playing 4-D chess anymore.
Biden as President reminds me a lot of LBJ. Career politician willing to compromise with inside politics know how that can actually get legislation passed.
*Presidential administrations have little to do with these things but that isn't the popular narrative
**I understand that people may disagree with that platform. Pointing out that Biden has been able to implement it.